Hi-beam bulbs into lo-beam sockets
 

Well I never thought my headlights were very bright so I replaced the headlight bulbs with brand new ones, to no avail. They are 55w which is the same as my off-road vehicle - fine for 40mph but not road speeds. Is there any issue with installing higher wattage bulbs (i.e. ones for the brights) into the lobeam sockets.

if you install high-beam bulbs as your low beams, everyone's going to flash you and you'll get pulled over a lot

if the 55w isn't bright enough you probably need to have your headlights aimed

yeah better get the right ones, depending on the cops in your area they can make a big deal about it.

It turns out they won't go in anyway, they are type 9005 and the lo-beams are type 9006.

The hi-beam bulbs are 60w vs the 55w lo-beams, but are twice as bright. Weird.

It's all about beam pattern. That, and when your high beams are on, so are your lows (double the light).

I mean the lo's look more like 25watts or something. Anyway I jammed in some 80w bulbs I found online & now looks good.

I replaced mine with PIAA's , and I think theyre great. Eventually ill get HID's, but for now im really happy with them.

I'll definitely check those out. These $6 ebay bulbs look bright but I have no idea how long they'll last.